coronial autopsy

coronial autopsy

A postmortem examination performed by a pathologist at the behest of the Coroner (UK).

Purpose of coronial autopsiesTo consider and exclude homicide or unnatural death; provide an acceptable medical cause of death for registration purposes, based on the balance of probability; provide the correct medical cause of death and accurate data for national statistics; provide an account of sufficient, accurate detail to address any concerns from the next of kin and to be useful to them; provide detailed information for medical audit and explanation of events following medical interventions; and provide the basis for a publishable case report.

As well as explanations about why Indigenous people may be over-represented in the Queensland coronial system, this paper also identifies one of the effects of this situation, which is the subsequent over-representation of Indigenous people subjected to a coronial autopsy.

More specifically, Wilson (1998:49), citing an appeal in a Western Australian court against a coronial autopsy, includes affidavit material that maintains that 'if the body of the child is cut up then that will mean that his spirit will not rest according to our belief.

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